The Next Xbox May Have An "HDMI In" Port. So?

Kotaku - A new source e-mails me several days ago. The source has access to a development kit for the next Xbox 360—the codenamed Durango. Accurately describes the look of the new controller, but mentions something he's confused about. The Durango he's seen doesn't just send a signal out through an HDMI port (that's normal). It has an HDMI-in. That's not normal.

personally i have no intention of purchasing the new console as the 360 will be the last product i buy from microsoft, but from what i can gather from the comments here if this site is going to allow negative rumor articles its only fair that they allow positive rumor articles too.

So what? If the Xbox isn't replacing your cable box, what's the point of this. If ms Xbox takes the place of your cable/dish and brings you tv then it's a big deal... If it just connects to your already paying for it cable box then I don't see a reason for it. Show me games for my gaming console

Here's the real question can you run a PS4 through that and have the 360 overlay it? Think of it. You could watch Wii U gameplay in the PS4 Browser while you talk with friends over Xbox Live about buying a new PC.

From what I read from the article, very much so. I like it. Especially for my gaming room which does not have any sort of cable box, but I wouldn't mind having one as a home away from home kind of feeling.

Now these are the rumors I can get behind and should be more upfront on N4G. But then again, we do love the doom and gloom.

Well it's suicide had if it didn't allow the user to play used games. This rumor I kind of like, since its pretty much what I stated before when it comes to backwards compatibility btw. Sell it as an attachment. But it does seem its going to be a tad bit pricey. I guess it's recommendable to just keep the 360 for your current gen fix.

Rumor:Xbox mini connect port.The Durango cant play Xbox 360 games so the only way to play them in conjunction with Durango is connecting the Xbox mini to to durango and play xbox 360 games from the HDD of thE Xbox mini, since the xbox mini dont have disc tray or anykind of dvd reader!This is just stupid, M$ is going to sell Two systems that can connect beteween them the Durango and the Xbox Mini;why the fuc% will i buy an xbox Mini to be able to play xbox 360 compatible games with the Durango if i already have an xbox 360 slim to play them.Great scheme to rip more money of stupid people.Not to mention that the xbox mini WILL only plays 360 games on demand.With the money M$ is spending on this xbox mini they could have made new games,Ips,because that is what the xbox needs.

No actually since the new Xbox works off an x86 architecture there is no way for the Durango to play games natively due to the 360s inners last gen. This is a great idea to keep the 360 relevant while offering the bc gamers want.

Great rip off!I already have an Xbox 360 if i need to play my games.Why should I buy something that dont offer me nothing new,and only plays download 360 games not even 360 discs.If the durango or next xbox is not compatible with 360 games from the batch i will keep my slim 360 to play them.Im not going to spend more money just to buy a diferente device to connect to the new xbox Durango just to be able to play xbox 360 games.

@clarence... And you and deadfrag are missing the point that not EVERYone that buys a durango will already have a 360... Believe it or not, there are hundreds, if not millions of people who simply went with another console in the past or had failed 360's that they decided to wait it out for the durango... Having this mini available gives them the option to play those 360 games without having to purchase a new one that would occupy more space in their entertainment center, or whatever they use.

If you already have an xBox 360 then why are you bickering over this? It's a choice. If you want to keep the 360 to play the game; then keep it. But, if you want to play them off the Duragon, then buy the Mini..

@optimus let me get this straight. Someone is going to buy a brand new console and then go "oh I would love to play that game on a console that I never had nor do I know anything about." very unlikly. If the Next Box is your first console why would I need to play 360 games? How many people bought a ps3 then went and bought a PS2 or bought a 360 then went and bought an original xbox. This is just a way for M$ to milk people of money.

Let's try looking at this with a little bit of an open mind shall we?? ... @c4bl3... You can't very well be saying that everyone does or should think like you? Are you?...

The durango could in most likelihood release with 15-20 games at launch 3-4 of which would be worth buying at full price (hey, it has happened). So you may want to invest in the mini in order to play some quality 360 games that sell for 20 bucks or less to make up for the lack of durango games... Also, if the rumors end up being true and the mini has no disk drive than we can hope or speculate that it wouldn't be much bigger than your average pc router which would be more attractive in your living room if you were trying to save space...

Now if you already have a 360 then yes you would be stupid to buy a mini...your assumption that people would not buy a previous generation console if they bought a new one doesn't really apply today since many developers have announced some high profile games for the 360 and ps4 well into the release of the next generation... You act like they are planning to pull the plug on the 360 as soon as the durango is released...

Again, the whole thing would be OPTIONAL, just like the hddvd drive was...they are not forcing you to buy it, unlike the ps4 that will not be backwards compatible in that sense you would HAVE to buy a ps3 to play those old games...if it doesn't sell, then they can discontinue it, no problem. But if it does, then they can bundle it in time for the holidays, double your pleasure...if it releases at $99 than i could only speculate that there would not be a pricecut on the current 360 therefore the mini would be more appealing to consumers wouldn't it?

Milking anything would apply to apple that's for sure, who purposely leave things out of their products just so you HAVE to buy the next.

...and with that, i am out of bubbles so i'm done here...good luck in the next generation with whatever you decide. As for me, i like having choices on the purchases i make.

My question is, why would you buy the mini instead of just buying a brand new, ordinary 360? They do still sell them and if you bought one you could play your disc based 360 games while someone else plays your disc based Durango games, AT THE SAME TIME.